Synopsis
Thomas did not work on Floyd s case but agreed with her former colleague Hennepin County Medical Examiner Andrew Baker that Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicated by the way law enforcement restrained him and compressed his neck.
Reuters
George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified Friday at former Officer Derek Chauvin s murder trial.
The testimony of Lindsey Thomas, who retired in 2017 from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner s office in Minneapolis, bolstered the findings of other experts on Thursday who rejected the defense theory that Floyd s drug use and underlying health problems killed him.
Longtime medical examiner joins others: Lack of oxygen killed Floyd
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